1000 record covers book

Both a trip down memory lane and a study in the evolution of cover art, this is a sweeping look at. Makes a great coffee table book for any music lover. Small but mighty, this record covers book is the ultimate treasure trove for every music fan. Illustrates how rock is not just music but a way of life, an attitude and a style. Find books like record covers from the worlds largest community of readers. The art has a primarily commercial function, for instance to promote the product it is displayed on, but can also have an aesthetic function, and. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study.

There are many famous album covers, but weve put together what we believe are the 100 greatest album covers. This edition of record covers presents a selection of the best rock album covers of the 60s to 90s from music archivist, disc jockey, journalist, and former record publicity executive michael ochss enormous private collection. Both a trip down memory lane and a study in the evolution of cover art, this is a sweeping look at an underappreciated art. He has also been a disc jockey, taught a rockhistory course for ucla and written for such magazines as rock, melody maker, cashbox, and crawdaddy. Michael ochs developed an addiction to rock and roll in the early fifties. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Download record covers ebook in epub, mobi and pdf. Unique in its scope and choice record covers, in a new flexicover format, illustrates how rock is not just music but a way of life, an attitude and a style. For music lovers of a certain age, the covers address such issues as love, life, fashion and a. They present you one of the excellent books ever record covers. Explore the rolling stones 100 greatest album covers list by 2tec on discogs. Aug 05, 2019 record covers bibliotheca universalismultilingual hardcover august 5, 2019. A fascinating survey of cover art taschens 25th anniversary special edition, record covers are a sign of our life and times.

Like the music on the discs, they address issues such as love, life, death, fashion and rebellion. Goodreads members who liked record covers also liked. For music fans, the covers are the expression of a period, of a particular time in their lives. Whether the inspiration was social commentary, calculated marketing,or pure artistry, the inside stories behind these covers is brilliantly explored. Create your own list of music and share it with the world. For music fans the covers are the expression of a period, of a particular time in their lives.

All record covers are interesting in a sense how could someone have produced something so ugly. This edition ofa record coversa presents a selection of the best a. Many are works of art and have become as famous as the music they stand for andy warhols covers, for example, including the banana he designed for the. Therefore, the book shows the most iconic records sleeve covers from the 1960s to the 1990s. Like the music on the discs, they address such issues as love, life, death, fashion, and rebellion. He has also been a disc jockey, taught a rockhistory. This book collects covers from the 20th century, from megahits to obscure collectors items. A little more information on the cover art would have made this book perfect. Cover art is a type of artwork presented as an illustration or photograph on the outside of a published product such as a book often on a dust jacket, magazine, newspaper, comic book, video game, dvd, cd, videotape, music album or podcast. Art record covers is like the physical, 450page incarnation of whiling away an afternoon browsing sticky shelves of album sleeves.

Free shipping and returns on record covers book at nordstrom. Many are works of art and have become as famous as the music they stand forandy warhols covers, for example, including the banana he designed for the. This unique book features a selection of the best 60s to 90s rock album covers from music archivist, disc jockey, journalist, and ex record publicity executive michael ochs enormous private collection. It seems to be based on us covers of pop music, many quite obscure, with many famous ones absent. Michael ochs amassed a substantial private collection of albums and has generously shared his favorites with us in this book. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Both a trip down memory lane and a study in the evolution of cover art, this is a sweeping look at an. The only thing holding this book back from a 5 is the lack of more information. All the best and memorials iconic artwork, coversleeves, and classics are combines to this piece of art. Note that the 2014 taschen hardcover of record covers does not contain pictures of record covers the actual number of covers pictured is closer to 800. The book presents 500 covers and records by visual artists from the 1950s through to today, exploring how modernism, pop art, conceptual art, postmodernism, and various forms of contemporary art practice have all. Like music on the records, they address issues such as love, life, death, fashion and rebellion. Apr 29, 2005 that said, the book is a nice one to have in the collection just for those who appreciate art and music and certainly doesnt fail completely with separate covers theres certainly enough to make you pick it up once in a while, and the nice format and design of the book makes up for the strange omissions.

Bu bibliotheca universalis 01 by ochs, michael isbn. Buy the hardcover book record covers by michael ochs at indigo. Its a sentimental look at great art and a slice of history all rolled into one petite package. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. The listing is for softcover but its actually somewhere between hardcover and paperbacknot really sure how else. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Buy a cheap copy of record covers book by michael ochs.

Yet another super book to add to my collection of books on record covers it might be even better if i had some actual album covers still and what an interesting bunch of albums from the well known to the pretty obscure. A magnificent collection of album covers, from the 1960s to the 1990s, record covers are a sign of life and the era. This unique book features a selection of the best 60s to 90s rock album covers from music archivist, disc jockey, journalist, and exrecord publicity executive michael ochs enormous private collection. Many are works of art and have become as famous as. From andy warhols work for the velvet underground to the grunge covers of the 90s, this book is a visual trip down music lane. To feed his habit, ochs headed the publicity departments of columbia, shelter, and abc records in the 60s and 70s. Both a trip down memory lane and a study in the evolution of cover art, this is a sweeping look at an often underappreciated art form.

Unique in its scope and choice record covers, in a new flexi cover format, illustrates how rock is not just music but a way of life, an attitude and a style. Aug 05, 2019 this edition of record covers presents a selection of the best rock album covers of the 60s to 90s from music archivist, disc jockey, journalist, and former recordpublicity executive michael ochss enormous private collection. Many are works of art and have become as famous as the music they stand for. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search.

Iconic artwork, memorable coversleeves, and longlost classics all jostle for space in this virtual shelf of music history. As is, for the price, this is a great book for record. A prime of example of a book you can judge by its cover, taschens record covers is an encyclopaedia of the lp sleeve from the 60s to the 90s, delivering exactly what it promises at great value about 12p a sleeve. Classic album covers 19551995 by johnny morgan, vinyl hayride. Our covers are all unique, professionally designed, and only ever sold once. This special edition celebrating 25 years of taschen, record covers, portrays exactly this and presents a selection of the best rock album covers of this chosen era from his vast private collection. Taschen record covers cool gifts for men popsugar. The 576page tome includes covers from the 60s through the 90s, from titus turner to oasis. This is a great book, full of, as it says, album covers. The reproductions of the album covers are absolutely first rate, and go back to the 50sthere are sections scattered throughout the book detailing the music and culture of each decade. Vinyls back in style and in this selection of of the most iconic record sleeves from the 60s to 90s, we recall why its the biggest and best music format ever. Iconic artwork, memorable cover sleeves, and longlost classics all jostle for space in this virtual shelf of music history. I also own the 1996 softcover copy of record covers and that one does contain approx. Every few pages there would be a neat blurb about the album cover art on that page, but many pages were lacking any information.